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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28

| MIN. One day he saw some worKmen
suspend from it a scaffold and begin to
cover the wall with q coat of blue. This
did not distress Antoine in the least-it
would be softer for the eyes. Then after
| they had worked some time, ascending
and descending the movable bridges of
the scaffolding, they outlined with chalk
something very difficult to distinguish at
such distance.
At last, however, a painter came with
his pots of colors, and Antoine, interested
and curious, saw him little by little de-
! sign a gigantic head; this head became
! blonde, with smiling mouth and pearly
! teeth, and above it in golden letters the
name of Robinson, Jr., shone forth to all
! observers. 1t was Jeanne arain-alwayS
! Jeanne! Antoine renowned the struggle
and returned to Paris resigned and sub
| Jugated. There surrounded by these pict-
ureS, that sometimes stretched in dozens
along the walls, he began to ask himself
II 1t would noe &c better to marry-even #
it had not been better to marry Jeanne
than to have let her go 50 far away
But,could he find her now? And if SO
was she still free?
This idea taking possession Of him, he
wrote to Robinson, Jr., and asked him for
the address of the young girl who had
been the model for his advertisements
Twenty days after he received an answer,
and at the top Of the paper the inevitable
head, finely engraved. Wewill translate
the letter for You:
DER SIR thank You for your let
ter, which added much to the interest Of
my publicity. 1t Will be printed in thirty
eight Of the papers of the new world If
I
and the authority to reproduce it viii
gladly forward to you $780, AS to the
obliging child whose smiling head is from
this time forth inseparably connected with
my business, | do not know what has be-
come of her. One day bought her photo
graph, which appeared to me altogether
suitable for the end for which | desired it,
and reproduced it with the consent of the
model, to whom paid $500 but whom l
never saw. With much respect, etc,
ROBINSON. JR."
Antoine was forced TO give il up, though
he hoped that the publicity given to his
letter in the American papers would at
tract the attention of Jeanne, and she
would write to him; but nothing came.
Months passed by in anxiety and fever
ish excitement. At last one day he saw
again in the Rue Batignolles the head of
Jeanne, living, smiling, speaking in the
boIdipo ont - hanJ 70 1904 hi,,, -
he crazy? No, it was no hallucinatiOn, it
was Jeanne, Jeanne herself, returned to
Fort+inl, t,',+ tbn, "a j., ia +raa4
ba e1nhro(.e5 La tj,,,, md ti,aro Odd
tinf, bn, i, a corr;.,l-o -, a,.3 ~
cited he ,na6a her reiatn ba,. ,+1r1T .,,,d
thon bn told bis
She hsd Ioet hor h,.o+bo- :, ,,,orioo.
he had laft her . IfttIo IaC,ac,, nrd IIo III
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28
4 Shor: Sermon.

There are times when you are brought
to realize that You stand on the shores Of
mysterious eternity-when You can hear
the tapping at Your feet of the waves
which roll ccross the sea SO boundless
that mortal eye has never reached the far
Their shore. 1t is when you have met
some good friend on the street. given him
4 friendly grip and heard him say that he
hasn't felt so well in years-the words
hardly cold upon his lips before he throws
up his arms and sinks to the walk as dead
as il Il bullet had entered his brain. The
doctors call il n case of heart disease, and
those who did not pass that way read of it
to forget it in an hour. Toyou, who even
held his hand as the swift messenger came,
there is something never 10 be forgotten
sermon such as no divine can ever
preach-Detroit Free Press
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28
RiSidity OF CprDScs.

The experiments of DR.. Brown SeqUard
have convinced him that the rigidity
retained in corpses for several days is
due to q true muscular contraction, in
dicating that the muscles 90 rot give up
their vitality until after the body has
been otherwise Efeless fo- 4 considerable
tine.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28
JEANNE'S SMILE.

A young man and fair young girl
were sitting in the Park Monceau talk
ing in the shade.
You say you have found me very nice;
well that is ali right, but afterward''-
''Well, afterward, my dear Jeanne
what else could | think except that
love You and you VIII return my
love'-
THAT is all very we'll" she inter
rupted; ''but SO far [ have lived an honest
girl and | intend to continue So
All this was said with the utmost good
humCr and good faith, without the least
prudery or affectation and with Il smile
that disclosed the most adorable teeth.
Antoine-I have not yet told you his
name-was the neighbor of Jeanne He
was very much in love with her, which
was not astonishing, as she was very at
tractive, with the most irresistible smile
and teeth 50 beautiful, indeed that An
tome had never forgotten them since the
first frugal breakfast when be mad seen
the young girl biting a peach. 1t the
same time | am obliged to say that he
had ever thought of marrying her, for he
was somewhat ambitious, young, indie
pendent and counted upon marriage in
the future accompanied by good round
dot, which Jeanne could not bring him.
She was & fine workwoman, earning good
wages in q fashionable store but nothing
more.
After the interview which have re-
lated Antoine, although always obliging
and amiable, became more reserved in his
intercourse with the young girl. Both Of
them, in fact, held themselves on the de-
fensive; she did not appear to wish to
marry any more than he 50 they remained
simply good friends.
One day, however, she announced to him
that she was going to leave Paris. She
had q brother who had long been estab-
lished in America and he wished her to
come out and jon him. Antoine was
somewhat annoyed 1T this intelligence,
as he had become SO accustomed to their
Sunday talks
When the day Of departure came he ac-
companied her to the railroad station and
then returned, not without feeling Of
regret, though at the same time he took
her departure very coolly, saying to him
self: perhaps it is all for the BEST that
n little romance begun like this rarely
had serious denouement
But one never knows when he is really
involved, and he consoled himself for the
past by dreaming of the future. Never
theless, be could not 50 easily forget his
first fancy.
More than year had passed since the
departure of Jeanne, and her old ndi"h-
Dor thought he was on the point OF sue
cess, for he had been introduced into an
honorable family, authorized to pay his
court % the daughter q the house She
was dark and did not resemble Jeanne in
the least. However, as to that, he had
not thought Of it or dreamed of making
the comparison, the past seemed so far
away.
This was the way matters stood when
one fine morning he stopped astoundcd
before a we'll on which was stuck a great
beautiful bill, upon which a good
Graughtsman had drawn the charming
head of q young girl I:itA an enchanting
smile and exquisite Fc@riy teeth. 1t WAS
the head of jeannc-thcrc could be DO
doubt CT it-and above it in great red
letters one could read:
THE BEST ETNTTIFTrE i, TIT. WORLD:
TIE TuATH POWDER Or
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28
Good Reason.

why do you build sach flat roof to your
honseg" asked en- Austin business man Of a
friend
Because, whispered the other, Il want to
put mortgage on it as soon as it is finished
Texas Siftugs
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28
a NYcstcrn Hotel SIGN.

A sign in the room of western hotel is
said to read as follows: Indian clubs and
dumb bells VIII rot lie permitted in any Of
the rooms Guests III need of exercise can so
down to tho kitchen and pound a steak =
ENcbsn-a
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28
To RemoYe Clinkers.

To remove clinkers from the stove, sprinkle
common table salt on the Innings when the
stove is gold Use plenty Of il. Build .
moderate fre-wood or coal-and In day or
two the clinkers will be gone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18
Body EOIInsI.

CHICAGO, April lS.-The body of Fred
erick Wirth, whose mysterious disappear.
ance one month ago has been the subject OF
police investigation, was found this morn.
ing in Il slip of the river in the rear of
Schoenemanna packing house where With
was employed az butcher Soon after the
disappearance of Wirth. the mutilated body
OF n man was found in the canal near Lock.
port, ILL.,, which the widow of With recog
nized as the remains OF her husband, and
they were buried one weel, ago as such.
Jacob Knebler, who had been in Wirlh's
company just prior to his disappearance,
was arrested on suspicion of having killed
him, but he was released last week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18
Suicide nrn NhoemnI,cr.

New YORK, April lS.-Eugene Conner
who was one OF the employees Of Hanan
Son, the manufacturing shoemakers whose
men refused to obey the order to strike is.
sued by the knights Of Labor, cut his throat
this morning in hote! at Park Row and
Roosevelt street. Conner went out with
the few men who struck but afterwards re-
turned to work. He had been repeatedly
threatened by the knights as was also his
wits and this preyed on his mind and led to
the suicide
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18
labor Party and Socialists.

CHICAGO. April lS.-The plans of the
conservative leaders of the United Labor
party to GUST the socialists and particularly
their leader, Thomas J. Morgan, have been
destroyed by theshrewd tactics ofthe radicals
at meeting held yesterday. After long
and bitter debate the conservatives came
out and voted for socialists to draw plan
of reorganization. They turned over the
entire leadership to the socialists, hoping,
as they claim, to thus bring the party into
disrepute and to destroy it's influence. The
socialists are greatly elated over their sue
cess in shaping the action ofihe meeting to
suit themselves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18
Shot by q Cowboy.

CHICAGO, Apr. 18.-W. NJ. Irwin was ia.
tally shot in dime museum last evening by
Cbas. Plant, member of a company of COW.
boys exhibiting there. Plant was arrested
and taken to the Desplaines Street station
There be made the statement that he car.
ried the weapon unloaded, and its discharge
was surprise to him. It had been passed
around through the audience, and he said
some one must have slipped cartridge in to
it. He said some ore asked him if it were
double acting and that he responded by
working the trigger, when the weapon ex.
ploded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18

THERAHwAY MYSTERY New Yorl;
World has long account OF the unrayeline
of the Railway mystery as made by its re
porters. According to this the victim il
Ana Christine Larsen, q Danish girl, who
arrived at Castle Garden on the I'd of March
last The body is said to have been identi-
fed by Count Charles de Zaleski, Polish
refugee, who had known her well in Den.
mark. A former lover of the girl, who had
been working on farm near the scene of
the murder, left his job two days before the
crime was committed, and was not after.
ward seen. 1t is known the girl had threat.
ened him for a wrong done, and had come
to this country with the object of finding
him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The testimony for the defense in the Rid
enour murder trial at Winchester, viii close
tomorrow it is expected
Rebecca Braxton, cOored, aged 81 years,
crazy drunk and very noisy, was arrested
Saturday night in Richmond, and lodged in
the station house. Yesterday morning she
was found dead in her CELL A Jury of it,.
quest rendered q verdict that she came to
her death from the effect OF intoxicatlon.
Much excitement was occasoned at Har
riaonburg on Saturday night by rumor
that party of men from Augusta county
would lynch Pres Johnson and Bob yena.
BILE, negroes, confined in Jail there, charged
with burning w. B. Glovers barn on April
8. The sheriff had the military company
put on guard, and they continued to patrol
the approaches to the town last night.
These men were removed from Augusta
county to AVOID lynching.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18
purrcIrs Alleged E.ctlcr

LONDON, April lS-The Gloje, comment.
ing on the letter, says Until lhe horrible
accusation that Mr. PANEL wrote the letter
is proved We shall discredit IT,
The Pail Mali Ga4ette says Until The
authenticity Of the letter shall be absolutely
proved here will be no iced 10 discuss il.
contents"
The st. lanes Gazette says The lette,
is SO grave document that it will rot 10 10
regard it as genuine until Mr.. PnFlell shall
be heard from concerning it.
The letter, which is signed by Pamc, i,
supposed to have been addressed to Egsp
when Parncll publicly denounced The P .,r.
nix Park murders. .nj IS as follows
Gear SRI SIN not surprised at your friend.
anger. but he and you should know th,, n,
denounce the murders was the only cog-..
open TO us To do thAt promptly ~.
plainly cur best policy Bat you cau te.. .1,
and all others concerned, that though ] regret.,.-
accident OF Lord Cavent.sh death / cannot be.
fuse to admit that Burke got no More thaa
deserts You are at liberty to show him u..
aud others whom you can trust also. BHt et moi.
my address be known. lie can rrite 90 House of
Commons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18

A MEDICAL MANS ADvICE.-Under all
crcr instances, and in all states OF health,
we are affected favorably by personal con
tact. Two persons should rarely ever sleep
together. The result is now we'll under
stood to be devtaliz;ng to one or the other.
Vampire natures iatten their victims
weaken, This is quite as true of husbands
and wives as Of others. II is peculiarly true
of children. The exceptions do exist where
there is mutual benefit, but the exceptions
are rare. The excretion9 during sleep
are one thing, the absorptions another.
l recently was called to attend young girl
whose symptoms were assitude, and, az she
said, she felt worse after sleeping, and
dreaded going to bed. Yet she slept well.
found that her bed-mate was woman of
forty of peculiarly vampirish tempera-
ment. The proper course in this case was
3 total separation OF the victim from the de.
vourer. If the case has been long protract-
ed, and the evil seriously affecting health,
send the patient into the country to associ.
ate with trees and Aowers.-M. Maurice, III.
d., an Globe Democrat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18

THE NATIONAL DRILL.-A complete list
of the organizations that will participate in
the National Drill, in Washington, from the
29d 10 the 3Oth of next month, has been
issued. The list includes three coored
companies-two from Richmond, Va, and
one from Washington d. C.-and numbers
ninety-eight in all-seventy. nine being for
individual drill Among the entries is the
First Brigade Virginia Volunteers (29 COM
cavalry companies), comprising among 9TH
ers the Richmond Grays, Walker Light
Guard, Winchester Light Infantry, Alexan-
dria Light Infantry. The Bethel Cadet Corps,
ST. Johns Cadet Corps, Attucks Guard and
State Guard the two last named being COL
nred companies have also entered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18
@9lgg55 *
To.DAY.s TELEGRAPHHC NEWS
Troui,le in fhe Tonga Islands.

SAN FRANCIsCo,A April 1S.-AdVices received
from Sydney, N. S. W., per steamer MARI
posa give the latest particulars regarding
the attempted assassination of Premier ba-
ker, OF the Tonga Islands, by converted Yves
leyan natives. The correspondent of the
Sydney Herald at Suva, FIJI Islands, writes
under date of February 18th that Mr.. Baker
believed that an organized attempt TO XIII
him and oyerlurn the Government was to
be mado by the Wesleyans He sent i'r
soldiers and large number OF indscrlmi-
nate arrests were made. Mr.. Baker put the
prisoners through form OF trial, condemn
ed them to death, and the sentences were
executed the same night. Before the SEN
fences were carried out the acting British
Vice-C Consul, w. Z. Giles, used the utmost
exertion to prevent the executions. Things
were growing quieter when the newly ap'
pointed vice.consul, r. B. Leefe, arrived at
Tonga and after an inquiry decided that he
had no power to interfere. The storm again
burst forth with redoubled fury. The Wes-
leyan mission college was invaded by an
armed mob. Wesleyans were brutally beat
en- and their houses wrecked. Mr.. Leete
was again appealed to, but again refused to
interfere. Among the earliest persons ar
rested and condemned 10 death was an o.
dained Wesleyan minister, David Finan,
man of the highest position and repute.
Many persons were under arrest and six ex-
ecutions were to take place the day after
the departure of the steamer which brought
the above news to Suva, and thirty more
the day following. The French and Ger
mans have sent for men ofwar, and urgent
representations have been made to the Gov.
ernor of the Fiji Islands to interfere and de
pose either Mr. Baker or Mr. Moulton, a
Wesleyan missionary.
special to the Sydney Herald from
Auckland, New Zealand, says: Further
news from Tonga states that Wesleyans are
being merciessly pundered and maltreated
by the Kings soldiers. The premier does
not anticipate any difficulty about French
interference in Tonga, and is Of the opinion
that German jealousy would be aroused by
the appearance of the French so close to
Samoa"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18

Spurious Bonds.

There is some excitement in financial cir
cles in Richmond over the discovery that a
large number of fraudulent Riddeberger
three per cent. bonds are on the market.
During the past few days kilograms were
received by banking and brokerage firms
from Boston and New York asking for prices
of Virginia threes, 1882, due 1882, interest
January-July. Numbers of bonds being
asked for. it was found that there were no
coupons outstanding OF the bonds named,
which gave rise to g suspicion that something
was wrong A Boston firm then shipped
1900 of Virginia threes as described.
These we're received and taken to the State
officers Tor investigation and were at once
pronounced fraudulent with forged names
attached. A New York firm offered SINH
lar amount to that of the Boston firm, snd q
one thousand dollar bond of the same DIES.
criptinn was received by another firm OF
brokers. making in all 900 in bonds,
with NIL tbs coupons attached. The expla-
nation arrived ct is that during the legis-
letiye session Of 1882 the Kendall
Bank Nots Company of New York
=, yr,ved bonds for the entire issue OF Rid
~, beigers under the authority of the act
known as the Ridd!eberger act. These
oands were well executed and were accept
ed Dy The State, but they were suos, quently
rejected, and contract for executing the
bonds was given to the American Bank
Note Company ofNew York. The Kendall
Company, however, shipped the bonds in
three boxes, one of which the State refused
to receive; The other two they took and
paid express charges on them. The first
box, containing bonds Of the denomination
of $ 900 each, from number to 432, were
returned to New York. The Kendall Com
pany refused to take them back 1t is now
believed that this box of bonds was sold by
the express company afterwards as an un-
claimed package. IL evidently fell into the
hands of sharpers, who forged the name of
I'D. r. Revely, Treasurer" and ~. a. Smith,
Second Auditor" and proceeded to dispose
Of them. 1t is not known what amount of
the spurious bonds are on the market. d.
R. Revely was the treasurer, but }. A. Smith
is fiction.
The twenty-nine thousand dollars of
worthless Riddleberger bonds sent from
Boston. New York and Baltimore to be sold
will be held by the Commonwealth Attor-
ney. A detective has gone to work TO en-
deavor to trace up the author of the forge
ries. All of the evidence seems to point to
the fact that these were perpetrated in New
York. There is suspicion, however, that
the work was done in some more rural To-
cality. Messrs. Warren, '& Quarles Rich
mond brokers, do not think proper to give
the name of their Baltimore correspondent
who sent the 81 900 bond. They have Of
fered to reveal the name to the auditor or
treasurer, but not for publication. The is.
suing of these.worthless bonds will no doubt
be used by the State as a reason why the
law should be enforced subjecting all cou
pons to judicial examination before being
accepted in payment of taxes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18
From .iGril;ifliSinn-

LONDON, April IS The Amer Of AZ
ghanistau, in refusing TO comply with re.
quest from the Governor Of Badakshon for
$1,000 troope, fearing Russian attack say
that he must concentrate every sold in the
army around Herat, where q surprise IS e2
pec!ed daily. He says English help may
come too late or not at all, us the British
Governmen! may select Candahar as the
first place to stop the Russian advance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18

In THE settlement of the State debt the
policy pursued by Alexandria in the settle
ment of her debt should be adopted Alex
andria tried to induce her creditors to re
duce the amount of the principal of her
debt, but they refused, and proposed, in
stead, reduction in the rate of interest
That proposition was accepted. 1t was sat
isfactory to the creditors, and therefore hon
orable to the city, and the city has never
since had any trouble with her debt 1t is
human nature to prefer to draw three pei
cent. on ton thousand dollars, than to draw
six per cent. on five thousand and human
nature is thing to be observed quite as
much in the settlement OF public debts as in
anv other transaction.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18

REPRESENTATIVE HIT, Northern repub
lican, seconds the proposal of Representative
Butterworth, Of the came section and party
for the removal of all trade restrictions
between this country and Canada. The
adoption of such q proposition would not
only settle the existing difficulty between
the two countries, but would cilrctualiy bar
the occurrence OF another Que, and, besides
would Increase ienfold the exports OF Ameri
can products to Canada, and reduce con
siderably The price OF some OF the uecessa
ries of life. 1t would lie an appreeiable adj
vance in the march of democratic free trade
The democrats in Congress shond hasten to
make the support Of such influential repnb'
lican allies avail able.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18
ALEX NDRIA.
MONDAY EVENING. APRIL IS.

MIR. BARBouEs statement to the effect
that the administration is becoming more
democratic aud less mugwumpy in its gen
era policy, and that it now evincea dis
position to consult and put itself in
accord with the democratic leaders, is sup
plemented by the fact that the President has
of late been turning out republicans anda
pointing democrats at an increased rate.
Nothing could be moresatisfactory to his par
ty than this change. If the President shall
persist in this change, and shall strike the age
limitation, by which all ex-Confeaerates are
excluded from The civisosvice, ontof the civil
service rules, as he has right TO do, and
shall make Mr. Villas abolish the rule that
prohibits the promotion of exConfederates
In the Postofice Department, much of the
existing disaflection in his party will be
dissipated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-18

IT HAS now been discovered that $432. DOC
of the bonds which The Mahoneitea con.
tracled with the Kendall bank note ccmpa-
nv to print, and then refused 10 take Le'
cause that company declined TO contribute
to the Malone fund, were sold among the
unclaimed packages in the office of an ex-
press company in New York, were signed
by forged names, were put on the market,
and are now being received at Richmond.
A Judgment has recently been awarded
against the State for $50 600 foi the printing
of these bonds The Malone regime WAS
short but it WAS long enough to damage
the State materially for years TO come, and
morally,no man knows how long.